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The Soundtrack to an America I’ve Never Been To
America is a desire machine, and a well-oiled one at that. As a kid, it didn’t seem like a real place so much as a fever dream with...


Navigating Romance as Both Path and Place — An Interview with Fontaines D.C.
Illustration by Taya Welter Love is a sacred feeling, perhaps the most sacred of all, a complex, multifaceted force that requires not...


Tonitruale Live - Thurston Moore is New in Town and Looking to Set Up Shop
The legendary Thurston Moore dials in to chat about everything you need to know about his upcoming album, "Flow Critical Lucidity."


A Day with Gurriers
I meet Charlie, Daniel, and Pierce on a private-ish floor of a bar in the heart of Lille to kickstart the day with pints, as one often...


It's Pronounced Mc-Gee: Two Star & The Dream Police Review
As I'm sure our readers are well aware of now, I'm a sucker for some sappy shit. Give me an album with three instruments and a souped-up...


A Conversation with Dustin Payseur of Beach Fossils on Touring, Nostalgia and "Bunny"
From their humble beginnings, navigating the challenges of tour life in a van that almost didn't function, to achieving household name...











Seven Artists You’ll Wish You’d Caught Early
Here are seven artists who are primed for greatness and selling out big venues.
Janset Yasar
Dec 14, 20245 min read


Wisp and the Shoegaze Revival: TikTok and the Future of a Genre
Wisp is playing. Time to gaze down on your shoes.
Cheryl Ong
Dec 13, 20243 min read


girlpuppy Packs a Punch on New Single, "Champ"
Hearing a new track from Atlanta-based singer-songwriter, Becca Harvey , aka, girlpuppy is enough to cure the winter blues. I've been...
Helen Howard
Dec 4, 20242 min read


Desert Music Pt. 1: Sister John Angela
Discovering the abstract blues of the Joshua Tree duo's sophomore record.
David Feigelson
Dec 1, 20243 min read


“Me and the Girls” Are Listening to Amyl and the Sniffers
Third times the charm for Australian punk rockers, Amyl and the Sniffers. Since its release last month, their album Cartoon Darkness has...
Kora Elms Fleming
Dec 1, 20243 min read


Loren Berí's Brooklyn is Better Than Yours: The NYC Artist Premieres His Latest Music Video
It speaks to the staying power of a song, when two years after its initial release, it still sounds completely new. That's the beauty of...
Helen Howard
Nov 19, 20242 min read


some fear Looks Back in Anger and Forward Apprehensively on Latest Single, "The Road"
Getting into slowcore and the ever-expanding spectrum of shoegaze sublets can be intimidating. While the muffled, overdriven guitars,...
Rob Lucchesi
Nov 15, 20242 min read


5 Albums To Know: October 2024
We've headed into another late month of 2024, which means we have another crop of new albums from the last to discuss. Choosing these...
Helen Howard
Nov 14, 20246 min read


Live at The Himbo Dome with MJ Lenderman
Earlier this month, I returned to The Waiting Room in Omaha to see MJ Lenderman on his third stop of his 2024 tour with his band, The...
Helen Howard
Oct 30, 20243 min read


Can You Feel That Fire? The Emerald Green Character Study of Tyler, The Creator's "CHROMAKOPIA"
Someones keeping watch.
Rob Lucchesi
Oct 29, 20248 min read


5 Albums To Know: September 2024
Each month, we as listeners are inundated with many new releases to absorb. It's a blessing in the grand scheme, to have so much to...
Helen Howard
Oct 14, 20245 min read


We Are Missing the Point of Hozier's 'Nobody's Soldier'
With strikes of lightening illuminating the massive stage and a gentle steady rain beginning to alleviate the scorching Chicago Summer...
Anaïs Turiello
Oct 1, 20243 min read
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